Chapter 18 — CITIES AND VILLAGES; LAWS APPLICABLE TO ALL
743 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-505 Franchises; contracts authorized; rates.
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For the purpose of providing for a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system, or improving or extending such existing system, any city or village may also enter into a contract with any corporation organized under or authorized by the laws of this state to engage in such business…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-506 General obligation bonds; issuance; interest; not included in limit on bonds.
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For the purpose of owning, operating, constructing, and equipping any sewage disposal plant and any sanitary or storm sewer system or combination storm and sanitary sewer system, or improving or extending such existing system, or for the purpose stated in sections 18-501 to 18-50…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-506.01 Revenue bonds; general obligation bonds; issuance; conditions.
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Revenue bonds, authorized by section 18-502, may be issued by ordinance duly passed by the mayor and city council of any city or the board of trustees of any village without any other authority. General obligation bonds, authorized by section 18-506, may be issued only after the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-507 Installation, improvement, or extension; plans and specifications; bidding requirements.
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Whenever the governing body of any city or village shall have ordered the installation of a sewerage system and sewage disposal plant or the improvement or extension of an existing system, the fact that such order was issued shall be recited in the official minutes of the governi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-508 Service beyond corporate limits; conditions; contracts with users.
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The owner of any sewerage system or sewage disposal plant, provided for in sections 18-501 to 18-507, or the city or village in which such system or plant is located, is authorized to extend such system or plant beyond the corporate limits of the city or village which it serves, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-509 Rental and use charges; collection; use.
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(1) The mayor and city council of any city or the board of trustees of any village, in addition to other sources of revenue available to the city or village, may by ordinance set up a rental or use charge, to be collected from users of any system of sewerage, and provide methods …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-510 Terms, defined; applicability of sections.
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The terms sewage system, sewerage system, and disposal plant or plants as used in sections 18-501 to 18-511 are defined to mean and include any system or works above or below ground which has for its purpose any or all of the following: The removal, discharge, conduction, carryin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-511 Sections, how construed.
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Sections 18-501 to 18-512 shall be construed as independent, supplemental, and in addition to any other laws of the State of Nebraska relating to sewage disposal plants and sewerage systems in cities and villages. Such sections shall not be considered amendatory of or limited by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-512 Anti-pollution-of-water measures; special levy.
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For the purpose of creating a fund out of which anti-pollution-of-water measures may be financed, any city or village in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to make a special levy of not exceeding three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-601 Construction; federal aid; plans; assumption of liability; condemnation procedure.
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Any city or village shall have power by ordinance to avail itself of federal funds for the construction within the city or village limits of subways, viaducts, and approaches thereto, over or under railroad tracks, and may authorize agreements with the Department of Transportatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-602 Grade crossing projects; effect on railroads.
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Grade crossing projects within the boundaries of a municipality shall be undertaken on a basis that will impose no involuntary contributions on the affected railroads except as provided by 23 U.S.C. 130(b) and (c), as such sections existed on January 1, 2021, and shall not interf…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-603 Streets and highways; use.
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Any city or village that constructs subways or viaducts as provided in section 18-601 may appropriate an existing street or highway for such subway or viaduct and may acquire, extend, widen, or enlarge any street or highway for such purpose.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-604 Private property; condemnation; ordinance; requirements.
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When it becomes necessary to appropriate or damage any private property for the construction of a viaduct or subway as provided in section 18-601, such appropriation shall be made by ordinance. Such ordinance shall be published once each week for three weeks in a legal newspaper …
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-610 Bonds; election; notice; failure to approve; effect.
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The original ordinance authorizing construction of subways or viaducts as provided in section 18-601 shall also give notice of an election to authorize issuance of bonds, for such amount as may be necessary to pay for right-of-way and damages. A majority of those voting shall be …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-611 Bonds; terms; payment.
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Upon approval of the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 18-610, a city or village may, without further vote of the electors, issue negotiable bonds in such amount as may be needed to pay for acquisition, extension, or enlargement of any street or highway, and the amount of dam…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-612 Bonds; vesting of powers.
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On the approval of a bond issue pursuant to section 18-610, the mayor and city council or village board of trustees shall be vested with all the powers provided for them in sections 18-601 to 18-614, without such powers having been specifically mentioned in the ordinance authoriz…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-613 Department of Transportation; construction contracts authorized.
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The Department of Transportation shall be authorized to enter into contracts for the construction of viaducts or subways, in accordance with plans and specifications approved under section 18-601, immediately upon the approval by the voters of the issuance of bonds under section …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-614 Damages; payment methods.
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In lieu of, or in addition to, the issuance of bonds under section 18-610, the city council or village board of trustees may issue warrants for the payment of damages, and levy taxes, if necessary, to provide funds for their payment, or may temporarily borrow any funds in the tre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-615 Funds; appropriation not required.
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No previous annual appropriation of funds shall be required as a condition precedent to disbursement of any funds for the purpose of carrying out the objects of section 18-601.
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-617 Construction; resolution; notice.
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Whenever the governing body of any city or village within the state believes the construction of a viaduct over or subway under the track or tracks of any railroad within its corporate limits is necessary for the public safety, convenience, and welfare, such governing body shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-618 Construction; contracts and agreements; conditions.
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After the passage and publication of a resolution as provided in section 18-617, a city or village shall have authority to enter into contracts and agreements with any railroad company or companies over or under whose railroad a viaduct or subway is to be constructed providing fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-619 Inability to reach agreement; complaint; service; railroad company; duties.
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If no agreement can be reached between a city or village and a railroad company or companies for construction or the division of the costs thereof as provided in section 18-618, the city or village shall file a complaint by the city attorney or village attorney with the city cler…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-620 Complaint; hearing.
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Upon the filing of a complaint and after the filing of plans and specifications as provided in section 18-619, the governing body shall fix a time for hearing such complaint and give notice thereof to the railroad company or companies. At the time so fixed the governing body shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-621 Order; contents; filing; service; dismissal of petition.
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Upon the conclusion of the hearing provided for in section 18-620, the governing body, as a board of equalization, shall make an order determining: (1) Whether or not the construction of the viaduct or subway is necessary for the public safety, convenience, and welfare; (2) wheth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-622 Order; appeal; transcript; cost; standard of review.
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If any railroad company is dissatisfied with an order issued as provided in section 18-621, such company may appeal such order to the district court in the county in which such city or village is situated. Such appeal shall be perfected by the railroad company filing, with the ci…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-623 Construction; approval by electors; ballot; appeal; effect.
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The governing body of a city or village shall, after agreeing with a railroad company or companies as provided in section 18-618 or after an order, other than one of dismissal, of the governing body, sitting as a board of equalization as provided in sections 18-620 to 18-622, at …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-624 Approval by electors; governing body; powers.
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If a majority of those voting on the proposition of the construction of a viaduct or subway approve such construction by their vote, the governing body of the city or village shall have the power to levy taxes, borrow money, and pledge the property and credit of such city or vill…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-625 Approval by electors; governing body; duties.
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If the construction of a viaduct or subway is approved by the electors as provided in section 18-624, the governing body of the city or village shall (1) by resolution approve the detailed plans and specifications for such construction, including a map showing the exact location …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-626 Streets and highways; use.
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A city or village constructing a viaduct or subway as provided in sections 18-617 to 18-636 may appropriate any existing street or highway therefor and may acquire, extend, widen, or enlarge any street or highway for such purpose.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-627 Private property; condemnation; resolution; requirements; procedure.
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When it becomes necessary to appropriate or damage any private property for the construction of a viaduct or subway as provided in sections 18-617 to 18-636, such appropriation shall be made by resolution. The resolution shall be published once each week for three weeks in a lega…
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-633 Construction; cost; deposit; mandamus.
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When any viaduct or subway construction project has been agreed to or when the division of costs has been otherwise finally determined and when such proposal has been approved by a vote as provided in sections 18-617 to 18-636, the railroad company or companies affected shall wit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-634 Construction; contract; letting.
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After a city or village has made provisions for financing its proportionate share of the costs and has complied with the provisions of sections 18-617 to 18-636, and the provisions of section 18-633 have been complied with, such city or village shall proceed to construct, in acco…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-635 Railroad company; obligations; sections; effect.
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Nothing in sections 18-617 to 18-636 shall modify, change, or abrogate any obligation of any railroad company or companies to maintain, reconstruct, or keep in repair any viaduct or subway previously built or any replacement of such viaduct or subway under any agreement, statute,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-636 Sections, how construed.
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Sections 18-617 to 18-636 shall be construed as independent, supplemental, and in addition to any other laws of the State of Nebraska relating to the elimination of grade crossings, and shall be deemed to provide the entire powers, facilities, and expenditures necessary to accomp…
Transferred to section 13-1401.
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Transferred to section 13-1402.
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Transferred to section 13-1403.
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Transferred to section 13-1404.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Transferred to section 13-1405.
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[Repealed or reserved.]